Andrea Benelli

Italian sport shooter (born 1960)

Andrea Benelli

Benelli at the 2004 Olympics

Personal information
Nationality| Italian
Born|  (1960-06-28) 28 June 1960 (age 65)
Florence, Italy[1]
Height| 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight| 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport| Shooting
Event| Skeet
Club| Laterina Sporting Club[1]

Medal record

Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
| 2004 Athens | Skeet individual
| 1996 Atlanta | Skeet individual
World Championships
| 1981 Tucuman | Skeet team
| 1986 Suhl | Skeet team
| 1987 Valencia | Skeet individual
| 1989 Montecatini | Skeet team
| 1990 Moscow | Skeet individual
| 1993 Barcelona | Skeet team
| 1994 Fagnano | Skeet team
| 1999 Tampere | Skeet team
| 2006 Zagreb | Skeet team
| 1985 Montecatini | Skeet team
| 1986 Suhl | Skeet individual
| 1987 Valencia | Skeet team
| 1995 Nicosia | Skeet team
| 1999 Tamper | Skeet individual
| 2003 Nicosia | Skeet team
| 2005 Lonato | Skeet team
Mediterranean Games
| 2005 Almería | Skeet individual

Andrea Benelli (born 28 June 1960) is a retired Italian skeet shooter. He competed at the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and won a gold medal in 2004 and a bronze in 1996.[2] In 2004, he and Marko Kemppainen finished with 149 hits out of 150, but Kemppainen missed first in the shoot-off.[1] Benelli also won the individual world title in 1987 and 1990, placing second in 1986, and third in 1999.[3] In 1996 he set two world records at 125/125 and 150/150.[1]

Benelli owns and runs a Tourist Villa named Agriturismo Petrognano,[4] located in Saint Ellero, Florence. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with a practice range behind it. His father Luciano was also a competitive shooter, who won the national title in 1977.[1]

## Olympic results

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Event  | 1988  | 1992  | 1996  | 2000  | 2004  | 2008

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Skeet (mixed)  | 20th
145+49  | 25th
145  | Not held
Skeet (men)  | Not held  |  Bronze
123+24  | 5th
122+24  |  Gold
124+25  | 24th
113

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrea Benelli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. ^ "Andrea Benelli". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
3. ^ "Shooting World Championships-Men: Skeet". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
4. ^ Agriturismo Petrognano

## External links

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* Andrea Benelli at ISSF
* Andrea Benelli at Olympics.com
* Andrea Benelli at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
* Andrea Benelli at Olympedia
* Andrea Benelli at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

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Olympic champions in men's skeet

* 1968:  Yevgeni Petrov (URS)
* 1972:  Konrad Wirnhier (FRG)
* 1976:  Josef Panáček (TCH)
* 1980:  Hans Kjeld Rasmussen (DEN)
* 1984:  Matthew Dryke (USA)
* 1988:  Axel Wegner (GDR)
* 1992:  Zhang Shan1 (CHN)
* 1996:  Ennio Falco (ITA)
* 2000:  Mykola Milchev (UKR)
* 2004:  Andrea Benelli (ITA)
* 2008:  Vincent Hancock (USA)
* 2012:  Vincent Hancock (USA)
* 2016:  Gabriele Rossetti (ITA)
* 2020:  Vincent Hancock (USA)
* 2024:  Vincent Hancock (USA)

1 From 1972 until 1992, the event was open to women as well as men. Zhang is the only woman to have won it.

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Walk of Fame of Italian sport

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* Gian Giorgio Trissino
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